Scotland news

• More than 60 businesses join Clyde Gateway's Transition to Net Zero programme

  07-08-2026 14:11 via heraldscotland.com
  
  More than 60 businesses across Glasgow and South Lanarkshire are now taking part in Clyde Gateway's Transition to Net Zero programme.
  
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• Homes near pylons to get £250 a year off energy bills – first sites revealed

  12-08-2026 09:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Households living within 1,600ft of upgraded pylons will get £250 a year off their electricity bills.
  
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• What time and where to see the solar eclipse in Scotland

  12-08-2026 09:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Up to 95% of the Sun will slowly disappear behind the Moon in the most dramatic eclipse visible from the UK since August 1999.
  
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• Meghoma could return - Wednesday's gossip

  12-08-2026 09:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rangers are in talks with Brentford over a loan return for 20-year-old left-back Jayden Meghoma, plus more.
  
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• Farming family confirm first case of bluetongue virus detected in single lamb

  12-08-2026 08:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The single case, which was the first in Scotland, was recorded at the Kirkmabreck Farm near Creetown in Dumfries and Galloway.
  
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• Scotland's papers: Police union's 'no arrest' claims and solar eclipse tips

  12-08-2026 07:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.
  
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• Is it time to bring the floral clock back to Inverness Castle?

  12-08-2026 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The clock was removed in 2016 when it stopped working but councillors are considering reinstating it.
  
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• How affordable are Edinburgh's festivals?

  12-08-2026 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The city is no stranger to complaints about soaring prices during August - but are costs on the rise?
  
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• Cyclist critically ill after apparent hit-and-run

  11-08-2026 21:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The rider was struck by a vehicle which left the scene on the A72 near Biggar on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Solar eclipse glasses 'sold out everywhere' as people look for alternatives

  11-08-2026 19:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eclipse glasses can offer protection from harmful rays of sunlight but most high street stores have sold out.
  
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• Loganair confirms withdrawal of all Dundee operations

  11-08-2026 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The news comes after the airline announced it would end its service from Dundee to London Heathrow.
  
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• Who is prospective new Celtic signing Hassan?

  11-08-2026 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Scotland takes a look at Egypt winger Haissem Hassan, who seems poised for a move to Scottish champions Celtic.
  
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• Scotcast: Why Nicola Sturgeon is still making headlines

  11-08-2026 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nicola Sturgeon created headlines after a series of public appearances.
  
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• Warship earmarked as River Clyde museum threatened with destruction

  11-08-2026 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Campaigners are battling against the clock to bring HMS Ambuscade back from Pakistan amid soaring transfer costs.
  
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• Man, 29, charged after police raid over racist traffic-cone attack

  11-08-2026 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after a traffic cone was thrown at a delivery driver following an anti-immigration protest in Glasgow last month.
  
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• Amanda Knox comedy show 'sincere' but 'just not very funny'

  11-08-2026 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Edinburgh Fringe show received a mixed response, with many reviewers saying typical stand-up fare.
  
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• Rangers' Chermiti out for 'significant period' with ACL injury

  11-08-2026 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Youssef Chermiti faces a long recovery from anterior cruciate ligament damage sustained shortly after Rangers turned down an offer for the striker.
  
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• 'I won Commonwealth bronze - then went back to work at McDonald's'

  11-08-2026 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Summer Shaw wins Scotland's first judo medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and a week later is working at McDonald's.
  
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• Former army translator jailed for raping woman in private hire car

  11-08-2026 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Abdul Nabizada, who worked with the British army in Afghanistan, attacked the woman while driving her home from a night out.
  
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• Scottish striker Ure makes £5.5m Sevilla move

  11-08-2026 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sevilla announce £5.5m move, rising to potential £7.6m, for former Scotland youth international striker Robbie Ure to join from Swedish club IK Sirius.
  
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• KT Tunstall returns to the Fringe 30 years on with ground-breaking musical

  11-08-2026 07:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new play The Singer brings deaf and hearing performers together in a show at this year's Fringe.
  
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• I was accused of using AI in my dissertation but I wrote it all myself

  11-08-2026 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The University of St Andrews medical student had to defend his work before a panel of academics.
  
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• What is happening with the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields?

  11-08-2026 07:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK government has moved a step closer to making a decision on whether to approve further drilling.
  
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• My brother was found dead – but police didn't realise for days that he had been shot

  11-08-2026 07:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brian Low was murdered while walking his dog by a former colleague whose hatred had festered for years.
  
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• Drivers face 154-mile diversion as road closed following crash

  10-08-2026 22:07 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Drivers are facing diversions of up to 154 miles after a crash has closed a road.
  
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• Inverness-Highland submits ‘Beò! 2029’ bid to become UK City of Culture

  10-08-2026 21:57 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The City of Culture bid for Inverness and the Highlands has officially been submitted to the UK government.
  
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• Scientists tracking glacier breaking away into 'rare' ice island as big as Manhattan

  10-08-2026 21:35 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Innovative scientists based in Stirling are part of an international team monitoring a major glacier break in Greenland which has remarkably created an ice island as big as Manhattan in New York City.
  
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• 'Bomb threats' posted on Scottish Instagram account with 'Russian' source

  10-08-2026 20:09 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Alleged "bomb threats" have been posted on a Scottish tourism social media account to more than 140,000 of its followers, as police are investigating the source.
  
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• Schoolgirl, 11, found dead in Midlothian named as death 'unexplained'

  10-08-2026 18:55 via heraldscotland.com
  
  A Schoolgirl whose body was found in a river at a woodland park in Midlothian has been named by police.
  
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• Scottish city named one of UK's highest-yielding locations for buy-to-let investors

  10-08-2026 18:46 via heraldscotland.com
  
  Aberdeen has been named the UK’s second-highest-yielding city for buy-to-let investors, with an average gross rental yield of 8.3 per cent.
  
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